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Paso Robles landowners need to protect their water rights

Written on 30 Nov, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By CINDY STEINBECK Water is California’s gold. Groundwater basins are a battle ground where landowners must protect their water rights from modern-day claim-jumpers who include well-financed entrepreneurs seeking to sell or export our water. Where does that leave landowners?... (Continue reading)

Common sense use of water resouces

Written on 26 Nov, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION By CAROLEE KRIEGER My name is Carolee Krieger and I represent the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN, online at www.c-win.org). We are a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to common sense use of California’s scant water resources. We provide context... (Continue reading)

Two lawsuits challenge Paso Roble water ordinance

Written on 26 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Two lawsuits seeking to have the Paso Robles water moratorium ordinance overturned were filed against San Luis Obispo County on Monday. On Oct. 8, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors extended its urgency ordinance that restricts water use... (Continue reading)

A California water district: the best approach to manage our water crisis

Written on 18 Nov, 2013 in Opinion | 28 comments

OPINION By PRAGG PRESIDENT JERRY REAUGH PRAAGS supported, and still supports, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ decision to pass the urgency ordinance (UO) covering the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, enacted on August 27. But the ordinance is... (Continue reading)

Plan for a balanced groundwater district

Written on 14 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION By WILLIAM FROST An apparent consensus reached over the past several months is that a special water district is required to deal with the water crisis in San Luis Obispo’s North County. The day-to-day actions of this district would... (Continue reading)

Supervisors extend Paso water basin ordinance

Written on 9 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

With the addition of newly sworn in Supervisor Caren Ray Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors extended its urgency ordinance that restricts water use in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. The board voted 4-0, with Supervisor Debbie... (Continue reading)

SLO County water ordinance not extended

Written on 2 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday against extending an urgency ordinance that prohibits new development and the planting of crops in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin area unless proposed projects save as much water as... (Continue reading)

County investigating possible water ordinance violators

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County code enforcement staffers are investigating a dozen reports of people violating a temporary water ordinance that prohibits the planting of new vineyards in the Paso Robles groundwater basin area under most circumstances. On Aug. 27, the... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors adopt urgency water ordinance

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance Tuesday that prohibits new development and the planting of crops in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin area unless proposed projects save as much water as they use. After... (Continue reading)

Debunking some common local water myths

Written on 26 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 28 comments

By WARREN FRANKEL, M.D., M.S. Deeper wells are not the problem, they are the solution to our North Coast water issues. That’s my conclusion, based on a thorough search of existing scientific literature. I’ve identified a number of unfortunate incorrect... (Continue reading)